Engineer Mine Ventilation
Position Summary
Introduction
Establish, analyse, review and give strategic technical direction regarding operational ventilation standards. Establish effective ventilation solutions through the Life of Mine cycle to ensure the mine ventilation is not constrained and complies with legal requirements for ventilating underground workings. Ensure that all statutory responsibilities and obligations are fulfilled. Ensure that operational objectives are achieved by defining and coordinating ventilation requirements. Ensure that the mine complies with all legal requirements under the MHSA Section 12.1 and all related sections and regulations. Ensure that the mine is supported by modeled and optimized ventilation strategies to deliver ventilation system solutions to support executable Mine designs.
Job description
• Identify recurring problems and derive creative solutions involving team members.
• Implement compliance requirements. Communicate compliance changes.
• Plan, direct and assess Quality Management within sub-function and recommend remedial actions where necessary to ensure adherence to TQM principles.
• Provide input into functional planning. Interpret functional plan and develop sub-functional plans.
• Ensure operational plan is implemented.
• Manage the efficient and effective utilisation of resources. Optimise systems and processes continuously to ensure production efficiency targets and operational plans are met.
• Optimise the core operational internal processes and internal supply chain and resolve operational conflicts.
• Identify hazardous conditions and practices proactively. Analyse, evaluate and rectify conditions and practices.
• Conduct physical audits and inspections to determine control effectiveness and determine implementation using checklists. Investigate over exposures.
• Design and implement long term ventilation plans and systems. Review and ensure appropriate working conditions at the mine / operational areas are in place.
• Ensure that precautionary measures are taken to prevent or suppress explosions and that adequate measures are in place to prevent, detect and combat the start and spread of mine fires.
Minimum requirements
• BSc/B-Tech Degree: Mining Engineering/ Occupational Hygiene, Environmental Health (Required)
• Certificate: Advanced Mine Environmental Control (Required)
• Code B;Motor vehicle licence
• 5 years’ Ventilation control, operations and management systems
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